Although vs Though vs Even though

USING  “ALTHOUGH”   VS   “THOUGH“   VS   “EVEN THOUGH“ IN ENGLISH

“Although“, “Though” and “Even though” are all subordinating conjuctions, which connect two sentences together.

Sentences with these conjuctions have two clauses; one “main clause” and the other “concessive clause” ( which include opposite idea (contrast) of the main clause of the sentence. )  

“Although“, “Though” and “Even though” are used for the same meaning, expressing the idea of contrast.  But structurally there is a small difference between them.

You can find detailed explanations and examples below.




USING “ ALTHOUGH “ IN ENGLISH

“Although” means “in spite of something”.

Structure:

USING “ THOUGH “ IN ENGLISH

“Though” means “in spite of something”. ( “Though” is informal way to say “Although” – the weakest expression or emphatic )

Structure:

Attention:

“Though” can be used at the end of a sentence.

Example:

• I agree that she is a good singer. I don’t like her, though.

USING “ EVEN THOUGH “ IN ENGLISH

“Even though” means “in spite of something”. ( “Even though” is more formal way to say “Although” – the strongest expression or emphatic )

Structure:

AS A RESULT WE CAN SAY;

• There must be a contrast between two sentences.  ( If the first sentence is positive, the second sentence should be negative in meaning. If the first sentence is negative, the second sentence should be positive in meaning.)
• As conjunctions, “although” , “though” and “even though” are interchangeable  because these three conjuctions have the same meaning, but the most powerful expression ( most emphatic and formal ) is “Even though”. The weakest expression ( least emphatic and informal ) is “Though”.
• There may be different tenses between the sentences, which they connect. So while the first sentence is present, the second sentence may be past.
• “Though” can be used at the end of a sentence.

ATTENTION:

When the clause with although/though/even though comes before the main clause, we should put a comma at the end of the clause. When the main clause comes first, we don’t need to use a comma.

Examples:

• Even though I have many friends, I feel myself lonely.
• He was very energetic (,) although he was old.